Arsenal are English Premier League champions for the 2025/2026 season. The Gunners’ EPL title was sealed on Tuesday night after Manchester City drew 1-1 at Bournemouth to ensure Arsenal replace Liverpool as EPL champions. Arsenal have a five-point lead over Man City with the last games of the season set to be played on Sunday….
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new record as the first African artiste to hit 11 billion streams on Spotify, marking another milestone in his global music career. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the announcement was made on Tuesday by music data handle @ChaftsAfrica on X,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State has announced that nine consensus candidates have so far emerged for the forthcoming state assembly primaries. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Musa Sarkinkaji, said the development was the result of reconciliation efforts spearheaded by Governor Umaru Bago. He explained that the governor…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, weeks after he was convicted and sentenced in absentia over alleged financial crimes involving power sector funds. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede announced the arrest on Tuesday during a media briefing in Abuja, revealing that Mamman was apprehended in Kaduna at…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday heard testimony from an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness who admitted that no direct financial benefit was traced to former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, in the ongoing Arik Air-related fraud trial. Kuru and four co-defendants are facing charges of conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the autobiography of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, serves as a crucial record of Nigeria’s history and a guide for strengthening national unity. The President, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of Gowon’s autobiography, “My Life of Duty…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted claims that terrorist groups have established operational bases in Nigeria’s South-West region, describing recent incidents in Oyo State as isolated criminal acts. The clarification was made on Tuesday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, in a statement issued in Abuja. According to Onoja, the Armed…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and other distinguished Nigerians have emphasised the need for national reconciliation and the preservation of historical records through autobiographical writings. They made the remarks on Tuesday in Abuja during the unveiling of former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon’s autobiography, “My Life of Duty and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday heard that National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed the existence of a conversation referenced by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, during a television interview. The disclosure was made by a Department of State Services (DSS) witness, identified only as “APC”, while testifying before Justice Joyce…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the fugitive, convicted former minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said Mamman was arrested somewhere in Rigasa, Kaduna on Tuesday morning around 3am Mamman, who has been on the run, was sentenced in absentia to 75 years.
